Meet the Rest of Our Canine Companions

Sassy

We promised Sassy she would be the star of the next post so here she is!! 

Sassy is a 13-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi and was originally Bobby’s mother’s dog.  Sassy has been with us since his mother passed away in 2008.  Sassy was quite spoiled and well fed when she came to live with us.  Since her arrival we can report she has lost the 20 pounds of unnecessary weight, she acquired from eating a Pillsbury biscuit every morning while his mother was alive. (Carbs are the devil!!)

Although the extra weight has taken a little bit of a toll on her joints, she still frolics and tries to be the boss!!!  She is a herd dog after all!

Sassy loves the farm.  Being a natural herd dog, she loves to run with and bark at the other dogs as she tries to herd them up.  

She frolics and splashes through various puddles after a rainstorm. 

She also drives us crazy by coming to a dead stop in front of us while walking out to the barn or goat shed.  It seems to happen for no clear reason and we frequently find ourselves nearly tripping over her.   Being the most fur laden canine we have…she occasionally manages to sneak into the house covered with mud and likes to lie on the hardwood floor.  When it’s rainy or wet outside, it looks like someone took a sponge and dabbed fairly large mud spots on the floor no matter how much we dry her off before letting her back in the house.

Selene

We introduced you to Selene, the wiemaraner puppy we rescued in our initial post. 

We can report that nearly two years later, she is happy as can be.  We installed underground dog fence around the entire ten acres of the farm so that the dogs could run and frolic to their hearts content, as dogs love to do. 

She is quite sleek and long legged.  We call her our “Speed Demon” because she loves to run the length of the property full steam.  Not one of the other dogs is able to keep up with her.  As a result of her early life of abuse, she is very needy.  It is impossible, even after two years, to give a little attention to one of our other canine companions without Selene trying to get her head rubbed as well.  For this reason we also call her the "fun sucker" as she always tries to steal their lovins! 

Despite her speed demon antics while outside, she is a completely different dog inside.  She frequently curls up on one of the dog beds or sneaks onto our bed, where she is calm and angelic.  

Don't let this angelic photo fool you....but we love them dearly.

Shamus

Shamus is the newest addition to our little pack of canine companions. 

He is an eight-month-old Rottweiler puppy.  When Eric graduated from high school, he saved up all his graduation money, which he used to order a Rottweiler puppy from Germany.  He named her Damē (pronounced Dama, which is German for ‘lady’) and she ended up being “the dog” of Eric’s life.  After she passed away, he felt he would never have another Rotty, it just wouldn’t be the same.

Back in August, Bobby,Eric, and Eric's sister Becky began searching for a Rottweiler pup as a birthday present that Eric’s mother had been hinting for, she has very fond memories of Damē as well!   We managed to find a beautiful eight-week-old female puppy about an hours drive from us. 

The female puppy soon to be known as Becca

Fortunately, the breeder was coming to town in a week to do an obedience class and could bring the puppy with her for us to see.  Over the course of the week, various emails went back and forth.  The night before the planned meeting, the lady emailed us that she had a male puppy that someone had put a deposit down on but had since decided not to get the puppy.  “Did we know anyone that would be interested in him?”   

Shamus and Becca with their mother

While Eric is reading this to Bobby, his eyebrows climb upward and his lips curl up into an impressive grin.  What was Bobby to do?  Eric clearly wanted this little male puppy as he is showing me the picture.  “Isn’t he a handsome boy?”  Again, fate was telling us something and we both felt compelled to listen.  He sent the breeder an email and asked her to bring both puppies the next day.

We all three met the breeder in the local park and both puppies were exactly what we were looking for and hence, came home to the farm with us.  

A week later the female puppy was given to Eric’s mother for her birthday and now goes by Becca.  The male stayed with us and goes by Shamus.  Shamus is now eight months old and already weighs over 85 pounds.  He has the most laid back disposition for a Rotty, which we feel is the epitome of ‘Just BE’.  We got lucky and recognize it for what it’s worth!  Becca comes to the farm often to spend the week-end when Eric's mother and step-father travel. 

So now you've met all of our canine companions.  They are certain to make more appearances in future posts.  


Our next post will be an introduction to our other four legged farm friends.....the pygora goats.  Additionally, we will be announcing the winner of our giveaway.  So thanks for stopping by and and come back often.